Director of Legal Operations

Our client, a category-leading private technology company in the real-time data and AI infrastructure space, has exclusively engaged Solutus Legal Search to assist its executives in hiring a Director of Legal Operations. Recognized on the 2025 Forbes Cloud 100 and recently valued at over $15 billion following its Series D financing, the company is founder-led, growing rapidly, and counts many of the world's most recognizable enterprise and AI-native companies as customers.

Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer, this person will serve as the operational backbone of the legal function, owning the systems, processes, and tools that keep the department running efficiently. The role drives process improvement, manages legal technology, and partners cross-functionally with Sales, Product, and other teams. This is a high-impact, hands-on opportunity for someone who wants to build and optimize, not just maintain.

The current targeted base salary for this position varies based on whether the candidate has earned a JD. For candidates with a JD, the range is $275K to $300K plus equity. For candidates without a JD, the range is $225K to $250K plus equity. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, including a candidate's qualifications, number of years of directly relevant experience, and location.

Solutus has been selected as the retained representative on this desirable search.Resumes submitted directly to our client will be forwarded to Solutus for review and evaluation.

Ref. #961-SLS

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